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DISORDERLY BEAR DEN GIVES

September 10, 2010 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

Den members: (l-r) Tracy Asher, Jessica Heiber, Brandon Rocha and Libby Rocha present teddy bears to Alison Nehls (far right), Community awareness Manager of the Fort Wayne YWCA. The bears will be used in their Domestic Violence Programs.

Teddy Bears have also been given to CANI, the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, SCAN, Erin’s House, Crossroads, Cancer Services, the Fort Wayne Urban League Read Programs, many nursing homes and all area hospitals.

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